Priyanka Chopra Jonas' The Sky is Pink will have its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019, the festival announced on Tuesday.
Directed by Shonali Bose, the film is a love story of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary's parents, played by Priyanka and Farhan Akhtar. Aisha was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
The news was shared on the official website of the movie gala, which is scheduled to run through September 5 to 15.
"Shonali Bose's 'The Sky is Pink', starring Zaira Wasim, Rohit Saraf, @PriyankaChopraJonas, and Farhan Akhtar. #TIFF19," read the tweet on TIFF's official Twitter page, which also shared a still from the film.
Shonali Bose’s THE SKY IS PINK, starring Zaira Wasim, Rohit Saraf, @PriyankaChopra Jonas, and Farhan Akhtar. #TIFF19 https://t.co/5DTGj8UF95 pic.twitter.com/EKX960DVrW— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) July 23, 2019
The logline of the film on TIFF website reads: "A recently deceased teenage daughter narrates her parents' poignant, affecting, and inspiring romance, in this unexpectedly humorous love story from Shonali Bose, inspired by the life of late Indian author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary."
Later, Priyanka also took to Twitter to share the happy news with fans. She tweeted, "So proud to announce that #TheSkyIsPink is the only film from Asia to have an official selection at #TIFF2019! Can't wait to be back this year in the dual role of actor & producer. I hope to see many of you at the world premiere on Sep 13. Thank you for all the love & support."
So proud to announce that #TheSkyIsPink is the only film from Asia to have an official selection at #TIFF2019! Can't wait to be back this year in the dual role of actor & producer. I hope to see many of you at the world premiere on Sep 13. Thank you for all the love & support.???? pic.twitter.com/tJCS6eQSV6— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) July 24, 2019
Dangal star Zaira Wasim, who recently quit acting, is essaying the role of Aisha in the film. Rohit Saraf is also a part of the cast.
The Sky is Pink is Priyanka's first Hindi project, which she is also producing, after she headed for Hollywood in 2016.
It is scheduled for an October 11 release. Apart from The Sky is Pink, Taika Waititi-directed Jojo Rabbit; documentary Western Stars directed by Thom Zimny and Bruce Springsteen; Hustlers, starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu; DreamWorks' animation feature Abominable, and Tom Hanks' A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will also have their world premiere at TIFF 2019.
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